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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1921
Page
4
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The Orleans district braces for three vacancies in Public Service Commissioner and two judgeships as deaths and promotions reshape the lineup. Governor Parker must name Highway Commissioners by year end, with potential picks from Orleans, South Louisiana, and North Louisiana as Attorney General Coco weighs legality of filling versus election. Political maneuvering rises with figures like Wilson T. Sderman tipped for highway chief and others lobbying in Shreveport for a broader severance tax proposal.
A heated debate divides lawmakers as supporters press for broad authority to scrap ships while opponents warn of risks to maritime security and economic impact. The measure faces committee review and potential amendments before a full vote.
The piece notes that President Harding cannot unilaterally scrap modern warships or halt ongoing construction. Only obsolete ships may be destroyed on Navy Secretary certification, and any new vessels require a special act of Congress. A 1916 act suspension depends on an international tribunal not yet established.
Marshal Foch received Native American honors as Charging Thunder from Red Tomahawk of the Dakota Sioux and was made a Crow chief by Plenty Coups. The report notes Foch’s impression of the prairie and recalls Marquette and Joliet’s earlier Mississippi voyage in 1678 amid peaceful white Native exchanges.
The piece surveys the Christmas tree’s long history from antiquity through legends of Yggdrasil and Norse myths to Egyptian solstice customs. It notes regional tree varieties from the Pacific Coast to Ohio and praises the balsam fir while mentioning periodic protests over timber waste and forest impact.
Mayor B J Blanchard stepped into a dispute over an itinerant dance and halted the event. A mass meeting of over fifty local business leaders reorganized the commercial club and applauded his actions. The Lake Charles American Press notes a trend toward conventional morals and public virtue.
Mrs. Mary E. Hill of Marmaduke Route 1 endorses Thedford’s Black-Draught for biliousness sour stomach headaches and liver or stomach trouble. The laxative aids the liver by expelling waste and poisons with prompt treatment and decades of use. Keep a package at home and ensure it bears Thedford’s label.
The sleepers under Sim Flinders home have broken and the floor sinks while the ceiling sags. Columbus Alsop says he has hunted and fished all his life but never had as much luck as expected, since he followed others to a place they called fine.
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